Dynamics in Music: Master Loudness and Softness for Year 1

Question 1

What sound is very loud?

Accepted Answer

A train horn

Answer

A gentle breeze

Answer

A bird chirping

Answer

A cat meowing

Question 2

Which animal is known for making soft noises?

Accepted Answer

Mouse

Answer

Elephant

Answer

Lion

Answer

Bird

Question 3

How do you play a piano key loudly?

Accepted Answer

Press it hard

Answer

Press it softly

Answer

Use the pedal

Answer

Press two keys at once

Question 4

Which song would you play softly?

Accepted Answer

Lullaby

Answer

March

Answer

Rock song

Answer

Symphony

Question 5

What does the word 'crescendo' mean in music?

Accepted Answer

Play louder

Answer

Play softer

Answer

Play faster

Answer

Play slower

Question 6

When you hit a drum hard, which sound will it make?

Accepted Answer

A loud sound

Answer

A soft sound

Question 7

When you want to play music quietly, which symbol should you use?

Accepted Answer

p

Answer

f

Question 8

Which instrument is known for producing a loud sound?

Accepted Answer

Trumpet

Answer

Flute

Question 9

What does ff mean in music?

Accepted Answer

Very loud

Answer

Loud

Answer

Soft

Answer

Very soft

Question 10

When you sing quietly, how should your voice sound?

Accepted Answer

Soft and gentle

Answer

Loud and clear

Question 11

Which word means to get louder?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Decrescendo

Question 12

This part of the song has a 'f' (forte) marking. How should you sing it?

Accepted Answer

Loudly

Answer

Softly

Answer

Medium

Question 13

In the story, the music gets louder and louder. Which musical symbol shows this?

Accepted Answer

ppp to fff

Answer

fff to ppp

Answer

mp to f

Question 14

Which sound is the loudest?

Accepted Answer

A loud crash of thunder

Answer

A gentle breeze blowing through leaves

Answer

A bird chirping in the distance

Question 15

Which animal makes a sound that is not loud?

Accepted Answer

Mouse

Answer

Lion

Answer

Elephant

Answer

Dog

Question 16

What happens when music gets louder and louder?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Decrescendo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Question 17

Which of these is the quietest dynamic marking?

Accepted Answer

Pianissimo

Answer

Mezzo

Answer

Piano

Answer

Forte

Question 18

Which word means loud in music?

Accepted Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Diminuendo

Question 19

Imagine you're a musician. Which symbol would you use to tell your friends to play very quietly?

Accepted Answer

pp

Answer

mf

Answer

f

Answer

dim.

Question 20

Which sound is softer? A loud drum or a quiet violin?

Accepted Answer

A quiet violin

Answer

A loud drum

Question 21

What does the dynamic marking 'f' mean?

Accepted Answer

Loud (Forte)

Answer

Soft (Piano)

Answer

Gradually louder (Crescendo)

Question 22

For which song would you use a loud dynamic?

Accepted Answer

A marching song

Answer

A lullaby

Question 23

What dynamic marking is used to gradually decrease the volume?

Accepted Answer

Diminuendo

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Forte

Question 24

Which animal makes a loud sound?

Accepted Answer

A lion

Answer

A cat

Answer

A bird

Question 25

What does the dynamic marking 'pp' mean?

Accepted Answer

Very soft (Pianissimo)

Answer

Loud (Forte)

Answer

Gradually louder (Crescendo)

Question 26

For which song would you use a soft dynamic?

Accepted Answer

A lullaby

Answer

A marching song

Question 27

Which symbol means to play very softly?

Accepted Answer

pp

Answer

ff

Answer

mf

Answer

mp

Question 28

Which animal makes a very loud sound?

Accepted Answer

Lion

Answer

Mouse

Answer

Cat

Answer

Bird

Question 29

Which instrument can play very loud and very soft sounds?

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Flute

Answer

Drum

Answer

Guitar

Question 30

What does 'p' mean in music?

Accepted Answer

Very soft

Answer

Very loud

Answer

Very fast

Answer

Very slow

Question 31

Which dynamic marking means to gradually get softer?

Accepted Answer

Decrescendo

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Question 32

What word describes music when we play it quietly?

Accepted Answer

Softly

Answer

Loudly

Answer

Quickly

Answer

Slowly

Question 33

Which word means 'loud' in music?

Accepted Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Diminuendo

Question 34

Which symbol means 'get softer'?

Accepted Answer

<

Answer

>

Answer

f

Answer

p

Question 35

Which animal makes a loud sound?

Accepted Answer

Lion

Answer

Cat

Answer

Mouse

Answer

Bird

Question 36

Which of these is a soft sound?

Accepted Answer

A whisper

Answer

A thunderclap

Answer

A train horn

Question 37

Which instrument makes a loud sound?

Accepted Answer

A drum

Answer

A violin

Answer

A flute

Question 38

Which of these emotions is best expressed by soft music?

Accepted Answer

Sadness

Answer

Happiness

Answer

Anger

Question 39

What does the letter 'f' mean in music?

Accepted Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Mezzo

Question 40

Which of these examples shows a crescendo?

Accepted Answer

>>

Answer

pp

Answer

ff

Question 41

What is the opposite of a crescendo?

Accepted Answer

Diminuendo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Question 42

Which animal is known for making soft sounds?

Accepted Answer

A mouse

Answer

A lion

Answer

An elephant

Question 43

When a piece of music has a lot of changes in dynamics, we describe it as:

Accepted Answer

Dynamic

Answer

Melodic

Answer

Harmonic

Question 44

When we want to play music louder, which symbol do we use?

Accepted Answer

>

Answer

<

Answer

^

Answer

v

Question 45

In music, the quietest part is called:

Accepted Answer

Piano

Answer

Forte

Answer

Mezzo-forte

Answer

Mezzo-piano

Question 46

Which word means 'not too loud and not too soft'?

Accepted Answer

Mezzo-forte

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Diminuendo

Question 47

When music gradually gets louder, it is called:

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Diminuendo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Question 48

Which word describes a sound that is very loud?

Accepted Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Mezzo-forte

Answer

Mezzo-piano

Question 49

The loudest part of a piece of music is called:

Accepted Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Mezzo-forte

Answer

Mezzo-piano

Question 50

Which sound is stronger?

Accepted Answer

A thunderclap

Answer

A whisper

Question 51

Which sign means to play very quietly?

Accepted Answer

pp

Answer

ff

Answer

mf

Question 52

What happens when the sound gets stronger?

Accepted Answer

The sound waves move closer together

Answer

The sound waves move further apart

Answer

The sound waves remain the same distance apart

Question 53

What does the short form 'cresc.' stand for?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Decrescendo

Answer

Forte

Question 54

Which instrument is usually played softly?

Accepted Answer

Flute

Answer

Drums

Answer

Trumpet

Question 55

Which symbol would you use to show a sudden burst of loudness?

Accepted Answer

Sforzando

Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Decrescendo

Question 56

How would you describe the dynamics of a song that starts quietly and gradually becomes louder?

Accepted Answer

Crescendo

Answer

Decrescendo

Answer

Loud quiet

Question 57

Which symbol means we should play loudly?

Accepted Answer

f

Answer

pp

Answer

mf

Answer

p

Question 58

When the music gets louder, how do we describe it?

Accepted Answer

Getting louder

Answer

Getting faster

Answer

Getting softer

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Getting higher

Question 59

When we want to sing softly, what do we use our voices like?

Accepted Answer

A whisper

Answer

A shout

Answer

A scream

Answer

A roar

Question 60

Which word describes getting softer?

Accepted Answer

Diminuendo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Piano

Answer

Allegro

Question 61

Which symbol means to play extremely loudly?

Accepted Answer

ff

Answer

mf

Answer

fp

Answer

ppp

Question 62

When the music gets softer, how do we describe it?

Accepted Answer

Getting softer

Answer

Getting slower

Answer

Getting louder

Answer

Getting higher

Question 63

Which of these emotions is often expressed with loud music?

Accepted Answer

Anger

Answer

Sadness

Answer

Happiness

Answer

Fear

Question 64

Which of these words describes the sound of a gentle breeze?

Accepted Answer

Pianissimo

Answer

Forte

Answer

Mezzo-piano

Answer

Fortissimo